George/Pena Family Blog - Preparing for the holidays
I am trying to get things as we go along before the holiday rush starts. Because we have so many to buy for just living in our home, I don't want to wait for the last minute to get started. I have been looking for (gasp!) coupons and deals, especially for girl stuff. Clearance, discounted, stuff not ordinarily on sale during the season... You get the idea. Justin is harder to buy for, since he likes big ticket items (computer, new scooter, etc) and those are out of the question. I usually have my kids write a list sometime in November for items they would like to see for Christmas, then pick and choose according to what is on sale. I see no reason to change. I am trying to pay for stuff a little at a time, $10 here, $15 there, so we don't get hit with needing to spend a large chunk of money at once.
We haven't bought gifts for our big extended family in a while. We send stuff only to the kids, usually. And my parents and Ed's mom. With 9 brothers and sisters on Ed's side, and 4 on mine, it got too expensive for everyone, so we discontinued that. I think this year, we'll send gift cards and save on postage too. :)
There are a lot of traditions to continue, though. Cookie decorating, visiting Oven Park too see the lights and take pictures, seeing Santa, are all traditions that we can keep. We also buy for the "angel tree" at our church, with Nick helping to pick the gift. I will be looking for ideas for gifts that Nick can make for his teachers. Send your ideas to me!
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